1. APPLYING TECHNOLOGY TO SCHOOL
Presented by
Aditi Joshi

2. ADVANTAGES
 Technology provide each classroom with more
interesting, diverse, and current learning materials.
 Technology connect students to experts in the real world
and provide wide array of opportunities for expressing
understanding through images, sounds and text.
 Technology offer educators effective ways to reach
different types of learners.
 Technology leads to a higher degree of student
motivation.
 Educators better prepare students for the future when
using technology aimed at addressing each learning
style.

3. DISADVANTAGES
 Upkeep and maintenance expense.
 Connection issues
 If a child were to be functioning on a computer for a
long period of time with incorrect positioning they
can have health issues.
 Educators are not trained to use computer in a best
possible way.
 Children can be exposed to Internet content that is
not appropriate for their age level.

4. ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATING
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
 Converse and collaborate with students from all
over the world
 Publish students newsletters.
 Illustrate stories with clip arts, presentation and
graphics.
 Take students on virtual field trips
 Ask students to research on topic using web.

5. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE MATH
CLASSROOM
 Organizing data through online tables and graphs.
 Use of different software programs to learn mathematics and
prepare reports such as: Geometry drawing programs,
spreadsheets and word processing programs.
 Encouraging students to create mathematical web quest.
 Use of interactive whiteboard.
 Use of internet to do research on mathematical topics.

6. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE
SCIENCE CLASSROOM
 Virtual tour of science museums
 Performing online science experiments
 Creative research projects using the internet for
different science reports.
 Online reading of science newspaper/magazines
and activities.

7. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO
LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM
 Connect to online libraries and books
 Grammar instructions are individualized.
 Digital storytelling
 Language arts online activities
 Email, blogging, podcast and wikis

8. REFERENCES USED
 http://ezinearticles.com/?Disadvantages-of-
Computers-in-the-Classroom&id=175360
 http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-
introduction
 http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/rms/faculty/w
rodgers/technology%20int/students.html
 http://www.ehow.com/list_6071749_ways-use-
technology-elementary-classroom.html
 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/i
nt_tech_math.phtml
 http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Technology_i
n_Language_Arts